Sociology Final Exam
Which of the following is NOT an agent of socialization?
a. the family
b. the mass media
c. a persons blood type and DNA
d. school (and education system) - answersa persons blood type and DNA
A man pulling out a chair for a female or elderly guest can be considered a(an)
a. law
b. folkway
c. more
d. ideology - answersfolkway
The sociological Imagination is best used to...
a. determine who is at fault for social problems
b. better understand the relationship between individuals and society around them
c. provoke action from the government in response to injustice
d. provide answers to questions about the afterlife and life's meaning - answersbetter
understand the relationship between individuals and society around them
Which theory is most attentive to the meanings that individuals attach to symbols, and
how they react based upon their values, goals, and past experiences?
a. Symbolic Interactionist Theory
b. Structural Functionalism Theory
c. Conflict Theory
d. None of the above - answersSymbolic Interactionist Theory
A reference group...
a. provides insight into others behavior but not our own
b. provides a standard by which to judge our own behavior
c. provides a justification for violating norms and breaking rules
d. all of the above - answersprovides a standard by which to judge our own behavior
All of the following are characteristics of anomie EXCEPT:
a. A loss of direction; feeling purposeless
b. increased desire for political power among the lower class
c. the rules and morns that typically control human behavior have become ineffective
and/or less powerful
d. Profound social change (e.g., military invasion, sudden wealth or poverty) -
answersincreased desire for political power among the lower class
, An "issue," according to C. Wright Mills, is.....
a. solvable by individuals efforts (one person can fix it)
b. a problem caused by one's poor attitude, ability, or judgement
c. a societal matter that is not caused by- and cannot be corrected by- individual actions
d. a dispute involving at least 3 people - answersa societal matter that is not caused by-
and cannot be corrected by- individual actions
A position of title one holds is referred to as a(n)
a. assumed title
b. generalized other
c. role
d. status - answersstatus
The self-concept refers to...
a. the way we view ourselves in relation to the world around us
b. ones cultural capital
c. an agreement between ourselves and our significant others about the way we should
be talked about in public
d. none of the above - answersthe way we view ourselves in relation to the world
around us
The origins of sociology can be traced to...
a. the 1600's, in the colonial era, when European explorers wanted to know more about
the cultures of the New World.
b. the late 1800's, amid urbanization, immigration, industrialization, and mechanization
in western Europe and the United States.
c. the 1950s and 60's America, amid suburbanization and controversy over Civil Rights.
d. 2021, at College of the Mainland amid a dispute about student parking privileges. -
answersthe late 1800's, amid urbanization, immigration, industrialization, and
mechanization in western Europe and the United States.
The sociological theory that focuses on institutions and social structures working
together to keep society orderly and stable is...
a. Structural functionalism theory
b. Conflict theory
c. Symbolic Interactionism theory
d. none of the above - answersStructural functionalism theory
Which parents are most likely to socialize their children via enrolling them in organized
activities, providing close supervision, and preparing them to question authority figures
and existing policies and procedures?
a. Low income parents
b. high income parents
c. retired parents
d. non English speaking parents - answershigh income parents
Which of the following is NOT an agent of socialization?
a. the family
b. the mass media
c. a persons blood type and DNA
d. school (and education system) - answersa persons blood type and DNA
A man pulling out a chair for a female or elderly guest can be considered a(an)
a. law
b. folkway
c. more
d. ideology - answersfolkway
The sociological Imagination is best used to...
a. determine who is at fault for social problems
b. better understand the relationship between individuals and society around them
c. provoke action from the government in response to injustice
d. provide answers to questions about the afterlife and life's meaning - answersbetter
understand the relationship between individuals and society around them
Which theory is most attentive to the meanings that individuals attach to symbols, and
how they react based upon their values, goals, and past experiences?
a. Symbolic Interactionist Theory
b. Structural Functionalism Theory
c. Conflict Theory
d. None of the above - answersSymbolic Interactionist Theory
A reference group...
a. provides insight into others behavior but not our own
b. provides a standard by which to judge our own behavior
c. provides a justification for violating norms and breaking rules
d. all of the above - answersprovides a standard by which to judge our own behavior
All of the following are characteristics of anomie EXCEPT:
a. A loss of direction; feeling purposeless
b. increased desire for political power among the lower class
c. the rules and morns that typically control human behavior have become ineffective
and/or less powerful
d. Profound social change (e.g., military invasion, sudden wealth or poverty) -
answersincreased desire for political power among the lower class
, An "issue," according to C. Wright Mills, is.....
a. solvable by individuals efforts (one person can fix it)
b. a problem caused by one's poor attitude, ability, or judgement
c. a societal matter that is not caused by- and cannot be corrected by- individual actions
d. a dispute involving at least 3 people - answersa societal matter that is not caused by-
and cannot be corrected by- individual actions
A position of title one holds is referred to as a(n)
a. assumed title
b. generalized other
c. role
d. status - answersstatus
The self-concept refers to...
a. the way we view ourselves in relation to the world around us
b. ones cultural capital
c. an agreement between ourselves and our significant others about the way we should
be talked about in public
d. none of the above - answersthe way we view ourselves in relation to the world
around us
The origins of sociology can be traced to...
a. the 1600's, in the colonial era, when European explorers wanted to know more about
the cultures of the New World.
b. the late 1800's, amid urbanization, immigration, industrialization, and mechanization
in western Europe and the United States.
c. the 1950s and 60's America, amid suburbanization and controversy over Civil Rights.
d. 2021, at College of the Mainland amid a dispute about student parking privileges. -
answersthe late 1800's, amid urbanization, immigration, industrialization, and
mechanization in western Europe and the United States.
The sociological theory that focuses on institutions and social structures working
together to keep society orderly and stable is...
a. Structural functionalism theory
b. Conflict theory
c. Symbolic Interactionism theory
d. none of the above - answersStructural functionalism theory
Which parents are most likely to socialize their children via enrolling them in organized
activities, providing close supervision, and preparing them to question authority figures
and existing policies and procedures?
a. Low income parents
b. high income parents
c. retired parents
d. non English speaking parents - answershigh income parents
